Slide 1: Introduction to the Planet Constellations of Satellites and Imagery
Introduction to the Planet Constellations of Satellites and Imagery Dr. Tanya N. Harrison, Manager of Science Programs, Planet Federal Shark Bay, Australia
Slide 2: Planet's Mission
PLANET’S MISSION To image the whole world every day, making change visible, accessible, and actionable.
Slide 3: We think there's a better way
We think there’s a better way Insights at the speed of change
Slide 4: Our Constellations
OUR CONSTELLATIONS Constellation Dove (Planetscope) RapidEye SkySat Orbit Altitude 475 km 630 km 500 km Spacecraft # 120 + 5 14 Image capture capacity 346 million km²/day 6 million km²/day 500,000 km²/day GSD (Nadir) 3.7 m 6.5 m 0.72 m PAN Pixel Resampled 3.125 m 5m 1m Telescope and Camera Bayer mas
Slide 5: Our Constellations: Access not included
OUR CONSTELLATIONS Constellation Dove (Planetscope) RapidEye SkySat Orbit Altitude 475 km 630 km 500 km Spacecraft # 120 + 5 14 Image capture capacity 346 million km²/day 6 million km²/day 500,000 km²/day GSD (Nadir) 3.7 m 6.5 m Access not 0.72 m PAN included Pixel Resampled 3.125 m 5m 1m Telescope
Slide 6: The new NASA agreement provides access to all NASA-funded researchers
The new NASA agreement provides access to all NASA-funded researchers Researchers can be based at NASA, universities, national labs, or other government institutions (i.e., USGS, NOAA, etc.) What is included? What is not included? • PlanetScope with 30-day • SkySat tasking + archive latency* • Plane
Slide 7: Planet Imagery Usage Terms
Planet Imagery Usage Terms PlanetScope and RapidEye data are provided under a Scientific Use License. • Imagery can be used for the purpose of conducting experiments, evaluation, research, and/or development, including applied research ० Cannot be used for the development of commercial products or se
Slide 8: Let us know when you're going to publish something
Let us know when you’re going to publish something, or present at a conference—we’d love to see what you’re doing with the data! Woody Island, South China Sea – March 28, 2018
Slide 9: Scientific Advantages to Planet Data
Scientific Advantages to Planet Data • Unprecedented temporal resolution • Unmatched areal coverage at relatively high spatial resolution (3–5 m) ० Facilitates global-scale studies ० Allows for research in areas that might otherwise be neglected coverage-wise by other providers (i.e., remote areas) ०
Slide 10: PlanetScope Constellation (Doves)
PLANETSCOPE CONSTELLATION (DOVES) Shallow Seas, Bahamas – February 4, 2016
Slide 11: ©Deanne Fitzmaurice, Science
©Deanne Fitzmaurice, Science
Slide 12: Doves
Doves SATELLITES GSD CAPACITY 150+ 3.9 m 200 million km2/day ORBIT ALTITUDE SPECTRAL BANDS 475 km RGB and NIR
Slide 13: Agile Aerospace
Agile Aerospace 15 Dove Builds in 6 Years ● Continuous iterations ● 3-6 month design lifecycle ● Leverage other industries’ R&D
Slide 14: Detect changes early with high frequency imagery
Detect changes early with high frequency imagery JUNE 1 2 3 4 5 6 2018 PLANETSCOPE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Salinas California United States
Slide 15: Constellation Overview: PlanetScope
[Dove] [Dove-R] [SuperDove] Constellation Overview: Planetscope
Slide 16: Dove Classic sensor layout
Dove Classic sensor layout orthorectification 2-stripe half-frame composite © 2018 Planet Labs, Inc. PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
Slide 17: Dove-R improvements over older Dove satellites
Dove-R provides significant improvements to spectral resolution, image sharpness, and dynamic range over the older Dove satellites.
Slide 18: What is next generation PlanetScope imagery?
What is “next generation PlanetScope” imagery? This refers to improvements made to our flagship PlanetScope imagery on the sensor and hardware: • Richer color and vibrancy due to narrower spectral bands • Sharper images through the elimination of the color filter array • Larger images with ~2x longer
Slide 19: Dove-R sensor layout
Dove-R sensor layout SfM pipeline © 2018 Planet Labs, Inc. PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
Slide 20: Next-Gen PlanetScope Product
Current PlanetScope Product Next-Gen PlanetScope Product ● Richer color ● Aligned with Sentinel-2 bands ● Improved land cover classification ● Improved vegetation stress detection ● More accurate surface reflectance © Planet Labs Inc. 2019 - Proprietary and Confidential
Slide 21: Dove-R - March 29, 2019 Canada
DOVE-R - MARCH 29, 2019 CANADA
Slide 22: Dove-R - September 4, 2019 Greenland
DOVE-R - SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 GREENLAND
Slide 23: SuperDove: More bands, more science!
SuperDove: More bands, more science!
Slide 24: SuperDove
SUPERDOVE • Interoperable with RapidEye and Dove • 5 VNIR spectral bands for land/ocean cover • Next-gen avionics Desert Patterns, Saudi Arabia
Slide 25: SuperDove, Beyarjmand, Iran
SUPERDOVE MARCH 11, BEYARJMAND, ﺑﺧش ﺑﯾﺎرﺟﻣﻧد, IRAN
Slide 26: Imagery Basics: How our satellites collect images
Imagery Basics How our satellites collect images Our satellites take many overlapping, images as they circle the Earth. Overlaps are necessary to ensure we provide gap-free images. Each image is called a scene. I’m a scene
Slide 27: PlanetScope Data Products
PlanetScope Data Products Basic Scene Ortho Scene Ortho Tile Scaled Top of Atmosphere Orthorectified 25 x 25 km tiles comprised of Radiance (at sensor) consecutively acquired Terrain corrected scenes No atmospheric or terrain correction Scaled Top of Atmosphere Orthorectified Radiance (at sensor) prod
Slide 28: PlanetScope Ortho Tiles
+ PlanetScope Ortho Tiles NAN Striped Scenes Collection Single RGB + IR Striped Scene Scenes Strip UTM Grid Overlay PlanetScope Tiled Product Single PlanetScope Tile (P)
Slide 29: Forward- and Backwards-Compatibility
Harmonization Step Forward- and Backwards-Compatibility Already Interoperable! © 2018 Planet Labs, Inc. PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
Slide 30: RapidEye Constellation
RAPIDEYE CONSTELLATION Shallow Seas, Bahamas – February 4, 2016
Slide 31: RapidEye
RapidEye SATELLITES GSD CAPACITY 5 6.5 m 6 million km2/day ORBIT ALTITUDE SPECTRAL BANDS 630 km RGB, Red Edge and NIR
Slide 32: RapidEye (Retired)
RETIRED RapidEye SATELLITES 5 GSD 6.5 m CAPACITY 6 million km2/day ORBIT ALTITUDE SPECTRAL BANDS 630 km RGB, Red Edge and NIR
Slide 33: Constellation Overview: RapidEye
Constellation Overview: RapidEye
Slide 34: RapidEye Data Products
RapidEye Data Products Basic Scene Ortho Tile Scaled Top of Atmosphere Radiance (at 25 x 25 km tiles comprised of consecutively sensor) acquired scenes Radiometrically + sensor corrected Orthorectified No atmospheric or terrain correction Radiometrically, sensor, and geometrically corrected Not map p
Slide 35: Planet Data Access
PLANET DATA ACCESS Cancún, Mexico – August 18, 2016
Slide 36: Getting Access Through the NASA Contract
Getting Access Through the NASA Contract Send an email to aaron.s.kaulfus@nasa.gov and manil.maskey@nasa.gov to request access and include: • Name • Email address • Pertinent information: grant/contract number Once the authorization process is complete, you and Planet’s Customer Success team will be
Slide 37: Upcoming Training Sessions
Upcoming Training Sessions Date/Time Topic Description June 24 11-12pm EST Cloud Filtering: An This presentation will give an overview of Planet's cloud masking Introduction to Usable products, included in your image downloads. Data Masks July 1 11-12pm EST Using Planet Data in Intended for existing
Slide 38: Downloading Planet Data
Downloading Planet Data Four options depending on your needs Planet Explorer Best for: Browsing; small downloads https://developers.planet.com/docs/apps/explorer/ Planet QGIS Plug-in Best for: QGIS users; more advanced browsing; small & large downloads https://developers.planet.com/docs/integrations
Slide 39: Planet Explorer
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Slide 40: What would you do if you could see daily change?
What would you do if you could see daily change of _______? Woody Island, South China Sea – March 28, 2018
Slide 41: Questions?
Questions? nasa_cs@federal.planet.com
Slide 42: Backup Slides
Backup Slides
Slide 43: Dove-R relative spectral responses
Dove-R whitelisting (Flock 3r, 3s and 3k) A Dove-R relative spectral response Dove-R relative spectral responses Sentinel 2A relative spectral response A Dove Classic relative spectral response © 2018 Planet Labs, Inc. PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
Slide 44: Dove-R is natively interoperable with Sentinel-2
Dove-R is natively interoperable with Sentinel-2 Sentinel-2 Dove-R © 2018 Planet Labs, Inc. PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
Slide 45: From Doves to Sentinel through the years
FROM DOVES TO SENTINEL THROUGH THE YEARS 2015 Sentinel-2 2017 Dove Classic 2018 Dove-R wavelength (nm) © 2019 Planet Labs, Inc. PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL